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A picture of Kalina's room: there's a desk to the left, a bed at the end of the room, and a blue wall with white murals on the right

Last term, I rushed the gender-inclusive Greek house Alpha Theta, and I got a bid, and now I'm a member of the house. This term I also live in Alpha Theta, in a single room on the second floor, with a window looking north at Moore Hall (the building home to the Psychological and Brain Sciences department, where I have my first class for the day every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). The house is located at the north end of campus, really close to Occom Pond and Pine Park.

 a picture of the Greek house Alpha Theta, seen from the street: a white house with a flag
My home for this term: Alpha Theta

I decided to move from my dorm Topliff (part of South House housing community) to Alpha Theta (which is still considered living on campus)  primarily because I can spend much more time with my friends. Right next door live my close friends Arp and Sonny; whenever I feel too bored or I need help deciding which boots go well with my dress, I just cross the three feet of hallway that separate us and knock on Arp and Sonny's door [and then I'm either treated to a chair occupied by a stuffed fluffy shark or I'm given a new pair of shoes (Sonny's) to try on with my dress].

a picture of Kalina's bed under a sign saying Parking and a string of led lights
That's where I sleep :) See the two coffee tables to the right?

My room in Alpha Theta–Trophy Room (because there are a bunch of trophies in it)–is equipped with two mirrors, one fridge, one desk, one bed, a tall bookcase, a set of drawers and cloth hangers, and, for some unknown reason, THREE coffee tables. I keep two of them stacked on top of each other behind the wall, to the right. I just really don't know what else to do with so many coffee tables.

Living in a house, as opposed to a dorm, also feels way more homey… We have a living room with a bunch of couches and a big TV. There's a second living room with a piano (that's so out of tune you could say it has its own perfected tune) and a pool table. There's a library with yet more couches and tens of tea boxes. And of course there's a kitchen, a laundry room, and a set of pong tables in the basement.

a picture of the Alpha Theta library, visible are a table, a couple of chairs, and an electric piano in front of a white wall and stacks of books
This is the library, one of my favorite rooms in the house.

The whole house is kept clean and organized by the students who live in it. My weekly chore is to clean the living room (that's why you can find me vacuuming every Sunday morning). Other house members' weekly chores include cleaning the kitchen, or the library, or shoveling snow even.
 a picture of a dark brown cat on a leash wearing a red coat
This is Charlie the cat, who also attends house meetings sometimes.

So far I love living in Alpha Theta—it means I have a space of my own that I take care of and share with people I love spending time with.

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